VanOchten said owner William Clay Ford Sr. may finally be open to firing Millen.

"The franchise has taken a monstrous step backwards in these first three games, they haven't even been competitive," VanOchten said. "(Ford Sr.) sees they're going to have some games where they're not going to sell out Ford Field. And that's going to get the attention of a rich guy every time when you start taking money out of his pocket."